Forming the past tense of to be

Affirmative and negative sentence Interrogative sentence

I I
was
He Was he
wasnt
She at home she at home
It in hospital yesterday. it in hospital yesterday.
You on holiday last week. you on holiday last week.
were
We in London Were we in London
werent
They they

1 - Complete the sentences with the Past Tense of to be.

1) We_________in Australia. 9) What_________this?

2) She_________in the classroom. 10) It_________a French lesson.
3) It_________my birthday last week. 11) London_________a beautiful city.
4) The man _________in the train. 12) He_________my brother.
5) It_________an apple. 13) I_________in London today.
6) You_________in a bookshop. 14) We_________on holiday.
7) It_________ a doll. 15) The doctors_________here.
8) I_________a good pupil.

2 - Rewrite the sentences into the Simple Past Tense. Then write a negative sentence. Use the short
forms. Look at the example below.e.g. I am at home. I was at home. I wasnt at home.

1) He is my friend. ______________________________.________________________________.
2) I am a man. ______________________________.________________________________.
3) It is an umbrella. ______________________________.________________________________.
4) That is a bird. ______________________________.________________________________.
5) They are happy people.______________________________.________________________________.
6) You are my brother. ______________________________.________________________________.
7) This is a kitchen. ______________________________.________________________________.
8) We are in Avar. ______________________________.________________________________.

3 - Change the following sentences into interrogative then give short answers according to the sign.
Look at the examples.

1) I was in the garden. _____________________________________? ___________________.

2) Mum was in the airport. ____________________________________? ___________________.

3) They were excited on Christmas. _________________________________? __________________.

4) She was tired on Friday. ____________________________________? ___________________.

5) We were bored at home. ____________________________________? ____________________.

6) Jack was sad. ____________________________________? ____________________.

7) They were scared in the jungle. ___________________________________? _________________.

8) I was always hungry. ____________________________________? _____________________.

9) Kim and Greg were thirsty . ____________________________________? ___________________.

10) Frank Sinatra was a famous actor. _____________________________? ___________________.